COCHON DE LAIT
1 30 pound pig with feet, ears and tail intact (when dressed approximately 20 pounds) will fit in conventional oven
Paste:
1/2 cup salt
1/2 cup cayenne
1 Tbsp. garlic salt
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup oil
Place pig in large pan. Rub pig inside and out with paste. Marinate overnight. When you are ready to roast pig curl rear feet and extend fore legs. Place tent of foil over pig, loosely. Bake for three hours at 275°. Remove foil, raise heat to 300° and bake for four hours or until done. While pig is still hot, glaze with pan drippings. Insert apple in mouth. Use dark grapes for the eyes. Decorate around pig with fresh fruit and flowers. Cover feet with parsley. Place a gold paper crown on pig's head and tie Mardi Gras colored ribbon (purple, green, gold) around tail.
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